I got 2 of the "defective" bosch filters from rockauto, and this is the first one i used. It was in service for 3500 miles with qsfs 10w30. No metal as far as I can tell, and no oil starvation noises. I put the other filter on but I'm not buying these again, because even though I don't think it'll hurt anything, I don't like how small the holes are.
Forgot to take pictures of the louvers
It seems to have caught a significant amount of carbon in the filter even though it's clean under the...
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Forgot to take pictures of the louvers
It seems to have caught a significant amount of carbon in the filter even though it's clean under the...
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